Prieta, Arizona
27 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1887 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Prescott census division. It lies in ZIP code area 86305. It lies near City Hill. The Survey maps it on the Iron Springs quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 27 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1887 USGS Prescott quadrangle1:250000
- 1892 USGS Prescott quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1947 USGS Iron Springs quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Iron Springs quadrangle1:63360
- 1949 USGS Iron Springs quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Prescott quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Prescott quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Prescott quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Prescott quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Prescott quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Prescott quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Iron Springs quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1981 USGS Prescott quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
300 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 300 fires within 5 miles of Prieta (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 7,172 acres in total. 73 started naturally. 12 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 103 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 76 |
| Natural | 73 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 14 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 12 |
| Smoking | 10 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Prescott National Forest | EMANUEL |
| 9 September 1995 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Prescott National Forest | GRANITE |
| 8 September 1997 | Natural | under an acre | Prescott National Forest | CAYUSE |
| 5 September 2005 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Prescott National Forest | MORGAN |
| 5 September 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Prescott National Forest | T.J. |
| 4 September 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Prescott National Forest | THUMB FIRE |
| 4 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Prescott National Forest | CARNATION |
| 30 September 2001 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Prescott National Forest | WILLOW SPRINGS |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 33 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 33 workings within 5 miles of Prieta (historical): 8 occurrences, 8 prospects, 7 unknowns, 6 producers. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Copper, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Copper, Gold, Silver. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston-Arizona | Silver, Zinc, Copper, Gold, Lead | Prospect | ||
| Boston-Arizona Mine | Zinc, Lead, Silver, Gold, Copper, Iron, Molybdenum | Producer | 1937, 1952 | |
| Copper Basin Placers | Gold, Copper, Mercury | Producer | PLACER, ALLUVIAL | |
| Madizelle Mining Co | Silver, Gold, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Thumb Butte Con Mines Co | Copper, Silver, Gold | Prospect | ||
| Tulip Group | Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Granite Pits | Granite | Occurrence | Granite | |
| Granite Pits | Granite | Occurrence | Granite | |
| Indiana Mine | Gold, Silver, Copper | Producer | 1908, 1935 | |
| Last Chance Mine | Gold, Silver, Copper | Producer | 1937, 1941 |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iron Springs | 0.8 miles | 27 | |
| Highland Park | 1.2 miles | 27 | |
| Granite Basin Summer Homes | 2.7 miles | 27 | |
| Deering Park Estates | 2.7 miles | 27 | |
| Wildwood Estates | 2.8 miles | 27 | |
| Forbing Park | 3.5 miles | 30 | |
| Rancho Vista Estates | 4.5 miles | 27 | |
| Miller Valley | 4.7 miles | 30 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q49064105 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 33197. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.












